Hazardous Area Checklist

Since one of the most common pitfalls of hazardous area design is a failure to accurately identify all the hazardous materials that will be in the space and then classify the area accordingly, it's important to approach such projects methodically.

By Consulting Specifying Engineer Staff

11/01/2000

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Since one of the most common pitfalls of hazardous area design is a failure to accurately identify all the hazardous materials that will be in the space and then classify the area accordingly, it's important to approach such projects methodically.

The following is a checklist of design considerations, excerpted from Arcadis Giffels'"Design Guide for Classified Hazardous Rooms":